Salt aquarium by Steedy

[Steedy]

How I start with my new design of my living room and of course Aquarium :)

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/LivingRoom3.jpg
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http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/LivingRoom1.jpg

next is was buy a PVC-U plastics. :)

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[Steedy]

I had used for my new aq following products :

Sump

Pump external- Deltec 8070s
Pipe plumbing - 3x40mm down to filter
Pipe plumbing - 4x 20mm up to AQ from filter

Skimmer - Deltec SC 2060

Resun MBF 1000 for silikarb
Resun MBF 500 for Phosex

CA reactor Deltec PF 501

Lighting

LED light my own DIY with dimming etc.

Aquarium

215x50x50 - Glass Optiwhite 12mm

Dry rock - Premium Bali 35Kg
Dry Sand - 3x 25kg

Pumps

1x Grotech 5000L
1x Ecotech Vortech MP40 / wave mode
I want add soon another MP40


Thats all

[Steedy]

I want keep in this AQ this fishes :

Paracanthurus Hepatus 3x Tiny
Naso Vlamingi 1x
Zebrasoma Flavescent or Xanthurus 1-3ks tiny
Pseudoanthias Squampinis 9x
Pseudoanthias Tuka or dispar 3x
Acanthurus Achilles 1x

And some starts :
A.Typicus 2x
Fromia Monilis
Fromia Multifora
Fromia Levigata blue 1x

corals :

Acropora Valida
A.Yongiey
A.Hyacinthus
Montipora digitata Violet/blue
Montipora Confusa
Montipora Capricornis green blue
Montipora Capricornis red
Pocillopora Verrucosa
Pocillopora Damicornis - pink,green
Stylophora pistilata
Stylophora blue,violet
Seriatopora Calinderum Green, Fluo green,Silver
And some plate Acroporas of cours Tridacnas biggest Derasa,Squamosa.

[Steedy]

How i start with build process.

1 - Wooden stand 50x50mm prism.

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Next is drawings of sump and AQ for productions. Patented by my company.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/FiltraceFilip.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Akvarium215x50x50.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/4.jpg
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[Steedy]

Arrive aq and sumps :)

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Akvarium%20vse%20zabaleno/P9049624.jpg
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[Steedy]

" Prepare to Plumbing Day " of cours I have some photos for all :snorkel:

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Plumbing/img011.jpg
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http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Plumbing/PB130037.jpg
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[Steedy]

Next attempt is glued the rocks.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Kameny%20a%20hotovy%20rozvod/PB040084.jpg
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And almost finish.

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Finish wiht sand.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Kameny%20a%20hotovy%20rozvod/PB130032.jpg
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Rock aquascape

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Kameny%20a%20hotovy%20rozvod/PB130036.jpg
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[Steedy]

Some video after 10 day start.

Akva 12 12 2011 - YouTube (http://youtu.be/lEnPQE_Y8wY?hd=1)

Some first corals , fish

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Prvni%20koraly/Tuka.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Prvni%20koraly/PTuka.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Prvni%20koraly/PDamicornis.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Prvni%20koraly/Discozoma.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/Prvni%20koraly/4.jpg
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[Steedy]

Aquarium after 1month 2 weeks

http://youtu.be/o5I9TRmJ24U

Filtration - Sump

http://youtu.be/yBhss2390Jg

Skimmer in action - Deltec SC2060

http://youtu.be/Mg96BGqGnIw

---------- Post added at 11:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:08 AM ----------

This is all at the moment mi time is over , next pictures come in monday.
I hope so you like my aq and progres with pictures.
:snorkel:

[MizTanks]

Totally awesome build! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Wonderfully thought out and put together. You should be proud!! Looking forward to further updates. Keep the pictures/videos coming!:wave::wave:

[carlitofish]

nice job. I like the cartoons brought to reality. Who is the girl anyways? Nice Job!!!

[Steedy]

Totally awesome build! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Wonderfully thought out and put together. You should be proud!! Looking forward to further updates. Keep the pictures/videos coming!:wave::wave:

so many thx , I hope so one day it came be nice tank. More pictures and more videos will come.


nice job. I like the cartoons brought to reality. Who is the girl anyways? Nice Job!!!

thx .Girl is my wife :D

Happy reefing

[SnowflakeCoral]

Such a cool build thread!!

[Steedy]

Such a cool build thread!!

Many Thx this week I work on my own LED lighting. next week add on my AQ :propellerhead:

[Steedy]

LED light are done, im so excited about my leds.. for driving my leds i use the ARDUINO style Ala Vertex my own SW.

Check how look my aquarium before with T5 216W and after with LED 216W

Led specification at the moment:

4 pads with 3 lines of 6 Power Cree Leds.
Total power consuming on 1 pads - 54W
Total use 216W Power LED

Have a nice day

T5 216W
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/LED%20lighting/Bezen.jpg

LED 216W
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj530/Steedy1/LED%20lighting/erven1.jpg
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[Steedy]

MY Arduino SW for my LEDs It is only DEMO

Arduino Reef LED lighting controll - YouTube

[jimsflies]

Wow! Awesome build. Great job!

[Steedy]

Wow! Awesome build. Great job!


Thank you so much for replay ,.. more post , pictures , videos come.

Happy reefing all.

[Steedy]

Today I do some little changes with my led controll.. Fade in Fade out. totall full power is 6hours. When i finished upgrade in my controll i do some new video , hope sou with much more quallity.

[MizTanks]

I'm curious about your returns being placed on the bottom of the tank. I've never seen this done before. Where does the idea come from and are you not concerned with anything getting into the pipes?

[Steedy]

I'm curious about your returns being placed on the bottom of the tank. I've never seen this done before. Where does the idea come from and are you not concerned with anything getting into the pipes?

thx for reply, MizTanks , no nothing come in to pipes , pises work really really perfect, i thing it

[Steedy]

thx for reply, MizTanks , no nothing come in to pipes , pises work really really perfect, i thing it

[Pete H.]

Awesome setup. I love all the behind the scenes pics.

[Steedy]

Awesome setup. I love all the behind the scenes pics.

Thx I like my aquarium ,... but i have little big problem my NO3 dont wont go down..

I start with about 16 days ago with Vertex Biopellets to reduce NO3.
I start too adding a Microbelift products - Speciall Blend, Nite out II and one more product dont remember the name.

Any suggestion, idea how reduce to NO3 ? at the moment is around 25ppm

[MizTanks]

Big water change!!

[Steedy]

Yes maybe 3hours ago I do water change add bacterias from microbelift and must wait to next testing water if the no3 go down.

[tonysearsjr]

thats an awesome build, hope you get prob solved